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Our Classmate, Michael Patrick Collins, fought stage 4 cancer for 9 years. On November 17th, he passed peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends--including his wife, Janet Williams, another classmate. If you're a friend, give her a call. She needs a good cry. Mike is remembered for the mischievous twinkle in his eye, his contagious smile, and wiggling bushy eyebrows. Happy pheasant hunting in heaven, Mike.

October 1, 2014: 16 of the Reunion Committee met at our cabin to wrap up our last "formal" 60th reunion. Going forward, Perry Eaton is working on an annual get together at-or-near our Homecoming game and maybe a 2nd in the Spring.

August 2-4, 2024 Our Mt Rainier High School 60 Year Reunion was held at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton in Southcenter. With a turnout of 70, it was three straight days of laughter, feasting and drinking. To help you share it, here's a 1-minute slide show https://youtu.be/DfedeUcRHwU  and 7-minute video https://youtu.be/NMyGGdHJq3U The food was fabuous--tri-tip and fudge to die for. There was Jerry Childs on roving mic, Craig Martinson's tributes, pysics teacher Edwin Johnson as our Mystery Guest, rousing renditions of our Alma Mater, Diane and Linda's amazing decorations, Doug and Marcy and Karl and Sherilyn on the front lines, and Tom, Lesie, Phyllis, Donna, Polly, Gordon, Jayne, Pat, Sherrie, Shannon, and Linda behind the scenes. Scott Wales left early with a heart arrhythmia and is awaiting an ablation procedure. He'd love to receive your emails or texts. detchivato@gmail.com (253) 358-6913

Classmates attending our 60th:

Alquist, Toni (Meneses) and Alejandro -- Bell, Monnie (Rogers) and George

Blais, Larry and Linda -- Boynton, Dick -- Breeden, George and Barbara -- Butler, Richard

Caroll, Sherilyn (Myhre) -- Cecil, Roger and Julie -- Childs Jerry and Shannon

Cissell, Jim and Linda Johnson -- Claus, Rodney -- Cohn, Victoria "Tori" (Peters)

Cooper, Garth and Norma -- Cox, Linda (Diaz) -- Despain, Sherrie (Hatch) and Arnie

Dezutter, Tom and Elaine -- Dibley, Renee (McAdoo) -- Dreyer, Marcy (Sanford)

Eaton, Perry and Ardene -- Funk, Steve and Jean -- Goldsmith, Dan -- Harris, Leslie (Walters)

Heinzel, Michael -- Hennen, Tom -- Hoeh, Mary (Fuller) and Larry

Iverson, Lurene (Richards) -- Jackson, William Edward and Linda

Jarvi, Karen (McDaniel) and Ira -- Johnson, Ed and Violet -- Kaiser, Polly (Heinselman)

Kinney, Suzanne (Weaver) -- LeBlanc Smith, Steve and Heather

Martinson, Craig and Shannon -- McMullen, Neena (Stoner) and Jon Schaffer

McMullen, Roy and guest -- Meek, Rick and Gwen -- Miller, Donna (McLain) and Paul

Mitchell, Mike -- Morgan, Donna -- Myrhe, Karl -- Pepple, Donna (Ashley)

Ridge, Diane (Boyd) and Jim -- Salvatore, Jayne (Schlosser) -- Sanford, Doug

Schubert, Connie (Osman) -- Skau Phyllis (Savini) -- Smith, Patricia (Wilson) and Bob

Thurott, Frankie (Elder) -- Wales, Scott and Kalen -- Wilson, Lawrence

Woods, Thomas and (Kendra) canceled due to a family emergency.

Recent Classmate News:

November 21, 2023: Paula Hankins Ralph passed from complications of Parkinsons. See In Memoriam.

2023: Paul Kaiser passed May 31, 2023 after chemo and radiation treatment for lip/throat cancer. He is survived by his wife, Cindy and his three sons and daughter. His twin sister, Polly, also lost their Mom (102 yrs young) and her husband, Roy all in less than the first six months of 2023.

July 22, 2023: 21 classmates (mostly the reunion committee) attended a mini-reunion at Leslie Harris's clubhouse. We talked about a boat cruise (WAY too expensive) and a picnic at a local park. 

June 2023: Sue Kinney Weaver reported that Mical Erickson Holcomb passed recently from ketoacidosis. She is survived by her husband, Leroy, 4 children, and 6 grandchildren.

2022: Vicki Langbehn passed on December 14th from a massive brain bleed after several strokes. Nickey Derry passed on November 22nd. Sue Bonn's husband, Sam, passed November 14th. Teacher and Coach Gerald Ramey passed in May, Jim Arkills in April, and Larry Martini on February 22nd. See his memorial service at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_uWmZfHWdA If you know of any others, or have any Classmate news, email Jim Cissell Jim@voiceguy.com.

Our 55^th Reunion was held August 2-4, 2019 at the DoubleTree Inn, Southcenter. 107 of your classmates/spouses/friends attended. The snowballs were a big hit! Thanks, Leslie.

Thanks to all who came and made it a big success! Here's the List of those Classmates alphabetically by Last/Maiden name:

Friday 91 and Saturday 87: Alquist, Toni--Blais, Larry--Breeden, George--Carroll, Sherilyn--Cissell, Jim--Cooper, Garth--Cox, Linda--Davis, Alan--Despain, Sherrie--DeZutter, Tom--Dreyer, Marcy--Eaton, Perry--Funk, Steve--Harris, Leslie--Henning, Don--Hoffman, Steve--Hooten, Dawn--Iverson, Lurene--Jackson, William "Ed"--Jacobus, Dean--Kaiser, Paul--Kaiser, Polly--Kinney, Sue--Langbehn, Vicki--Linder, Liana--Martinson, Craig--Miller, Donna--Mitchell, Mike--Morgan, Donna--Mousley, Anita--Myrhe, Karl--Noson, Dennis--Reuland, John--Richardson, Joe--Ridge, Diane--Saari, Alice--Salvatore, Jayne--Sanford, Doug--Schubert, Connie--Sloan, Jim--Sloper, Randy--Smith, Patricia--Sousa, Frank--Thompson, Laurie--Thurrott, Frankie--Tonseth, Dean--Wales, Scott--Whiteman, Gary--Wyandt, Yon.

Friday only-19: Alire, Patricia--Boynton, Dick--Claus, Rodney--Cohn, Victoria--Collins, Mike--Eichler, Carolyn--Hennen, Thomas--Hunziker, Keith--LeBlanc, Steve--Martini, Larry--Meek, Rick--Schlecht, Rich--Williams, Janet--Williams, Ken.

Saturday only-9: Albrecht, Hugh teacher--Cox, Georgianne--Hoeh, Mary--Ryerse, Rick--Williams, Mike.

Click on 55th Reunion Photos in the left column to see more fun pictures.

Karl Myhre and Tom DeZutter host the TV jingle contest.

Thanks to Diana Wadell and the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton in Southcenter for the awesome venue, fabulous service, and wonderful food! Thanks to Perry Eaton for picking up the hard liquor tab on Saturday!

John Reuland and Perry Eaton.

Thanks to Liana Linder, Polly Kaiser, and Mary Hoeh for all the great photos--and to Polly who went through and identified every single person!

And thanks to all your Committee members  who provided almost all the food Friday and made the whole thing possible--Polly Kaiser Heinselman, Craig and Shannon Martinson, Diane Ridge-Boyd, Donna Morgan, Karl & Sherilyn (Carroll) Myhre, Doug and Marcy (Dreyer) Sanford, Jayne Salvatore Schlosser, Linda Cox Diaz, Patricia (Smith) and Bob Wilson, Leslie Harris Walters, Vicki Langbehn Mattson, Phyllis Skau Savini, Scott and Kalen Wales, and Larry Blais! Thanks to their efforts and the great rates negotiated by former DoubleTree manager and classmate Tom DeZutter, we ended up with almost $9000 in the bank!

Warning! Do not give this man a microphone.

Doug and Marcy Dreyer Sanford

Our 50th Reunion--August, 2014--189 classmates and guests attended!

Nobody wanted it to end. The food was amazing, the libations kept flowing, we laughed until we cried--and cried until we laughed. The years pealed away as we saw inside each other the little kid whom we had grown up with so many years ago. It was magic! Lee Gagnon Whipple's daughter attended and texted her friend that "for folks their age, they are really loud!" Even the spouses had a blast! They discovered that we have a very special class! See pics on the 50th Reunion Photos page. Post your own photos at the bottom of that page.

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